l.o. to use poetic devices - swavesey primary school

Y5.6 WB 22.2.21 English slides.notebook February 21, 2021

L.O. To use poetic devices

Our main task for tomorrow is going to be to write a poem set in the mines. We will look at the structure of our poem tomorrow; in today's lesson, we will be looking at alliteration and onomatopoeia's.



In 'Pit boys' the protagonist, Joseph, works as a trapper in the mines.

The trapper was often the youngest member of the family working underground. Their job was simple: to open and close the wooden doors (trap doors) that allowed fresh air to flow through the mine. They would usually sit in total darkness for up to twelve hours at a time, waiting to let the coal tub through the door.



What would it have been like for Joseph in the mine? How would he have felt? Make a bullet point list.


Onomatopoeia A word which imitates the sound it is describing


clink of pickaxes

rattle and rumble of coal tubs

clatter of wheels

air sighed and whistled

Onomatopoeia A word which imitates the sound it is describing


Task oneWrite a minimum of three sentences about what Joseph can hear using onomatopoeia. You can magpie ideas from the book, but extend these into your own sentence.

clink of pickaxes

I hear the clink of a thousand pickaxes chipping away at the inky coal.

air sighed and whistled

I hear the whistle of the cool air as it creeps through the gaps in the creaking, crooked door.


AlliterationWhen one or more consecutive or closely connected words start with the same letter or sound.

The gentle giant jumped with joy.


Task twoTo write at least three sentences containing alliteration about Joseph's experience in the mines.

candle

Shadows dance across the wall behind the flickering flame.

bored

His eyelids droop with dreariness in the dark, dingy tunnel.


ExtensionWrite 3 similes and/or metaphors which could be used in your poem.


L.O. To write a free verse poem set in the mines

Are there any features which a poem must have?


Free verse poems have no rules!They do not need to rhymeThey do not need to be a set lengthThey can be one stanza or have many stanzas


The Magic BoxKit Wright

OnomatopoeiaAlliterationSimilesMetaphorsPersonificationExpanded noun phrases


You must include:OnomatopoeiaAlliteration

You could include:Similes

Metaphors

Personification

Expanded noun phrases

Your poem will follow the same structure as 'The Magic Box'.

Let's have a go together.

Down in the mine I hear,

the clink of a thousand pickaxes chipping away at the inky coal,

the whistle of the cool air creeping through the gaps in the creaking, crooked door,

the lion's roar of my rumbling stomach.

Down in the mine I feel

Down in the mine I see


TaskWrite your own free verse poem (minimum of 10 lines) about Joseph's experience in the mine. You must include onomatopoeia and alliteration.

Down in the mine I hear,

Down in the mine I feel,

Down in the mine I see,

l.o. to use poetic devices - swavesey primary school

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